Buntings Beach
Can you detect the beachgoers in this photo? There are several Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) very well camouflaged against the grass, stones, and sand as seen on the shore last week. Unfortunately there is also plenty of garbage in the shot, and let’s make another New Year’s resolution to clean up our waterways and habitats like this one as much as possible. This pollution has to end one of these years! We at RTPI certainly like Talkin’ Trash, and our Project Wild America Youth Ambassadors plus the Bridgeport WildLife Guards stay engaged in cleaning up our waterways...
Read MoreTrash in Flight
Yes, welcome home indeed! What a sendoff. Where do you think this trash is going to land? Tie those balloons down properly and don’t let them go.
Read MoreTrash King
Maybe if you’re going to be drinking the “king of beers” you could also be the “king of recycling”, huh? From the looks of this can my snippy little line is more than a little late, but don’t forget to bring them back to whence they came. Bottles and cans are easy! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreWalking Long Beach
Here are four quick iPhone photos that I took yesterday while walking the length of Stratford’s Long Beach all the way to Bridgeport’s Pleasure Beach during string fencing and signage removal operations with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Audubon Connecticut, our partners in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. I did not haul my camera gear a half mile plus down the beach because we were doing physical labor, pulling up wooden stakes and then carrying them back to the parking lot. While walking all the way out I saw a Gatorade bottle...
Read MoreChadakoin River Trash Cleanup
Take a Walk on the Wildside; Chadakoin River Trash Cleanup – Friday, August 7th; 1-4pm at McCrea Point, Jamestown Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s Project Wild America Youth Ambassadors have had an amazing experience this summer, making many fascinating discoveries along the Chadakoin River. They are eager to foster the same sense of environmental stewardship that they have developed through their studies of this precious natural resource. To do this, the PWA Youth Ambassadors will lead a trash cleanup to improve habitat quality along the river. If you would like to participate, please arrive...
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